The old Maozi, who had lost his temper, had no choice but to rush to the nearest Linghaiji, simply placed the artillery and baggage in the town, and sent people out to find a place where the Daling River could be crossed, while the pursuing Cossacks and an infantry regiment cautiously touched forward, and after they were led out for more than 50 miles, the cavalry team of 100 people who dragged the branches to play the role of the cavalry of the brigade cut the ropes, went into battle lightly, and ran into the woods with a smoke, leaving three or four thousand Maozi infantry cavalry with palpitations to look at each other on the edge of the woods.

The vanguard of the Russian army on the east bank was also very depressed, and after bypassing dozens of miles, they found that the Daling River had actually branched off, and they had completely lost contact with the troops on the west bank. The vanguard regiment and the infantry regiment led by Falk himself crossed the Daling River from the ice in fear, and began to move closer to the west. By the evening of the next day, the troops on the east bank were also actively looking for campsites, but unfortunately they had to retreat a little way and find a small village to camp temporarily, so as not to spend the night in the wilderness. They didn't know that it was their move that completely buried all the advantages of the Fourth Division.

At present, the Fourth Division of the Russian Army has been divided into four forces of different sizes, from west to east is the Cossack cavalry battalion and a battalion of the Fourth Regiment of the Russian Army pursuing the cavalry of the Wuyi New Army, the Fourth Infantry Regiment (one battalion is missing) in an attempt to make a detour, the remnants of the Third Regiment of the Russian Army stationed in Linghaiji sixty miles to the northeast (it was shelled when crossing the river and suffered huge casualties), and a regiment of artillery and baggage units with poor combat effectiveness, while in the small fishing village by the river is the vanguard regiment and most of the second regiment led by General Falk himselfAlthough the number of troops is relatively large (six or seven thousand), it cannot take care of the troops on the west bank in the face of the harassment of a battalion of the new army of the new army with kraft candy tactics. The most terrible thing is that the Russian army on the east bank that has just crossed the river does not know the location of the Russian army on the west bank at all, although the two are only more than 40 miles apart, but they have not found each other. In this way, the 4th Division of the Russian Army, of more than 16,000 people, was distributed into four large and small pieces, and although the remnants of the 3rd Regiment and the technical units of the most vulnerable were in Linghaiji, there were no reinforcements nearby that could be supported at any time.

"Fight the isolated enemy first, it happens that more than 10,000 Russian infantry are not nearby, our black tiger will dig out his heart, and then pass through the camp, how about sending reinforcements?" Wu Chenxuan's mind is full of successful examples in modern times, and there are many ways to encircle and send reinforcements like this. Since the general seat has made up his mind, the second infantry battalion that followed him has nothing to say.

At three o'clock in the morning of the next day, relying on the close fire of the Type 01 infantry guns, the Tuweizi guarded by the Russian army announced that the city gate was open. Grenadier canisters, grenades, sapper shovels, soldiers' six-gun guns, and officers' shell guns have all become a nightmare for the Russian army, so that the dazed Russian infantry did not even give full play to their strength, and one by one they wore underwear and carried rifles with bayonets inserted into them* unwillingly fell inside and outside the houses, in the streets and alleys. There weren't even many rifles in the technical arms, and most of the artillerymen simply surrendered, but unfortunately the other side was not interested in the prisoners, so they hurriedly went to check the harvest as soon as they put people in the cellar of the house, closed the door and locked it.

"Seventy-eight howitzers and field direct-fire guns of more than five calibers, three base shells, seven Maxim machine guns, and more than 3,000 rifles, one case of other food and military supplies, anyway, there are two or three warehouses." The second battalion commander was happy and smiling, but he picked up the foreign and fell.

"I put away the cannons and bolts of the rifles and took them away, but neither the ammunition nor the cannon rifles were taken away. You loaded the machine guns into the car, brought more chains, and burned the food and military supplies. We're going to have to fight and get out of the way. Wu Chenxuan reminded that the second battalion commander also understood, it seemed that six hundred people had defeated five or six thousand people in an hour, but in fact, the Wuyi New Army had a lot of advantages, the enemy was tired and lacked vigilance, morale was low, the troops were scattered, and the camp was full of wounded soldiers, and it was a sudden sneak attack by the Japanese army (Wu Chenxuan and they were all wearing Japanese uniforms) in the early morning, and the Russian army that bombed the battalion naturally could not resist the premeditated Japanese army (Wuyi New Army) surprise attack. But there is such a big movement, as long as the Russian army is nearby, it will inevitably be reinforced, and we have 600 people guarding more than 5,000 Russian prisoners of war, and then fighting against the repeated impact of tens of thousands of Russian troops, I don't know if this second battalion commander is sure to hold this big bargain, anyway, Wu Chenxuan's boss doesn't even want to save the idea of seizing, except for the cannon can be captured and used by himself, Wu Chenxuan disdains other materials, anyway, he returns the weapon to Lao Maozi without a bolt, and they can't call it.

Besides, the 2nd Army, the main force of the Japanese army, arrived in Dalian, but the Russian army only sent 1 regiment (3800 people) to guard the position, and the rest were used as reserves, 10~12 kilometers away from the front line. The Japanese 2nd Army was engaged in the attack with 3 divisions, 10 times the enemy's strength, 5 times the enemy's firepower, and could be supported by naval artillery. The follow-up troops almost collapsed and retreated to their starting positions under the baptism of Japanese naval artillery and army heavy artillery.

In the ground battle, which was outnumbered, the main force of the Russian fleet remained unmoved, and only two or three ships were dispatched to strengthen the right flank of the Russian army. The commander of the Russian army on the Liaodong Peninsula, Stepel, finally ordered the Russian army division to abandon Dalian and retreat towards Lushun. The Japanese then occupied Jinzhou and Dalian and advanced towards Lushun. Because Kondelachko, commander of the ground forces in Lushun, insisted on taking advantage of the favorable terrain around Lushun to fortify, the Japanese army, which was racing all the way, was stopped on the line of 25~30 kilometers north of Lushun. After the Japanese army landed in various directions, the "General Headquarters of the Manchurian Army" was established on June 20, with Marshal Oyama Iwa as the commander-in-chief, and unified command of the Japanese troops in all units.

However, as long as Arthur remained in Russian hands, its fleet could at any time threaten the sea lines of communication of the Japanese troops who landed at "South Manchuria". Without the occupation of Arthur, the Japanese army could not conduct large-scale ground operations in the northeast. Therefore, in a period of nearly one month, the Japanese side actively prepared for the second attack on Arthur, specially organized the 3rd Army to carry out this task (the 2nd Army has been ordered to go north), and appointed Nogi Noshinori, who had captured the Lushun Military Port guarded by the Qing army in the Japanese-Qing War, as the commander, probably hoping that this fierce general could recreate the brilliant achievements of the year, and the brilliant results were of course realized (the bloodiest flesh mill in the Russo-Japanese War was none other than the Lushun offensive and defensive battles), but the results have to be talked about.

At the same time, Tsar Nicholas II, who had always been fond of blind command, instructed the commander-in-chief of the Russian army in the Far East, Kuropatkin, to launch an offensive, holding him "responsible for the fate of Arthur." This point is extremely similar to the chairman of the committee, except that the chairman of the committee has a better life than this tragic czar, at least the chairman only lost the country, but he was lonely on the island for decades before he died, compared to the nest of no country willing to take in, and the last family was killed like rats in the basement. Petersburg warned Kuropatkin that the loss of Arthur "would be the heaviest new blow, which would damage not only the political and military prestige of Russia in the Far East, but also in the Near East, Central Asia, and Europe." Undoubtedly, Russia's enemies will take advantage of this to embarrass us as much as possible, and friends will abandon Russia as a weak ally. ”

Under the pressure of the Tsar's remote command, Kuropatkin reluctantly sent 1 corps (the 1st Siberian Army under the command of Stackerburg) south to support Arthur. On June 14~15, the army encountered the Japanese 2nd Army in the area of Deli Temple and Wafangdian (you read that right, it was the 2nd Army of the Japanese Army that was already preparing to go north, and at this time Nogi's 3rd Army was just a number), and the Russian army was unexpectedly defeated again, and the wolf jumped back to the Lushun fortress, and never dared to come out again. Of course, it is a little bit stronger than the regular army of the Qing Dynasty that "fled from the wind" and "broke up after hearing rumors".

From then on, Lushun was completely cut off from the main forces of the Russian army in the northeast entrenched around Mukden. In order to attack Lushun, the Japanese army had to ensure the safety of the rear of the 3rd Army so that it would not be attacked by the Russian forces that had already begun to assemble in the area south of Liaoyang. Therefore, in the second half of June, the 3st Army, the 2nd, and 4th Corps (landing from Dagushan) began to move in the direction of Liaoyang, in an attempt to contain the Russian army in this place. On June 26, the Japanese army resumed military operations on the Liaodong Peninsula. However, after occupying commanding heights such as Yokoyama, it turned to the defense and waited for reinforcements. One month later, the 3rd Army resumed its offensive against Arthur.

At this time, the 44th and 7th divisions of the Russian army, defending the passes on the periphery of Arthur, with a strength of about 16,000 men and 70 artillery pieces, were held by virtue of the terrain and supported by warships. But under the command of Stessel Children's Shoes, as always, they were defeated. On July 30, the Russian army abandoned the last natural barrier on the periphery of Lushun - Wolf Mountain, and the Russian division only held on there for half a day.

On the same day, the Russian army began to withdraw into the fortress. Even the Japanese did not estimate the retreat of the Russian army so quickly. For nearly half a year from the outbreak of the war to the end of July, the defense of the fortress of Arthur was strengthened. The defenders increased to 40,000 men, 646 guns and 62 machine guns. The Navy has 38 warships. But the material reserves were not enough to cope with the long siege. For example, artillery shells, on average, have only 400 rounds per gun. The fortifications were not strong and poorly camouflaged. In particular, the incompetence of the command. Stessel, who was in charge of the defense of Arthur, was a often defeated general, and from the beginning of the fall of Golden State, he advocated abandoning all important places on the outskirts of Arthur, retreating into the fortress, and waiting for reinforcements. At this time, even the naval officer Kuropatkin felt that this man was unfit to continue in command, and ordered him to hand over command to General Smirnov. However, Stepel, who was cowardly to the enemy, was at this time a man, and he boldly concealed the telegram from Smirnov, so that the latter did not know about his "appointment" until after the end of the war, and unfortunately was given the responsibility of surrender. The commander of the fleet, Withoeft, who remained in Arthur, also stressed that the enemy was strong and weak, refused to go to sea, and always cowered in the harbor.

At this time, the strength of the Japanese army besieging Lushun had risen to 60,000, 400 artillery pieces (including 198 siege guns) and 72 machine guns. At the same time, the Japanese blocked the port with a fleet (52 warships). Since then, Lushun has become a big man, and the navy and army of old hairy people have become the nourishing products in it.

On August 7, the Japanese army launched an offensive and finally captured the commanding heights of the frontier on the periphery of the fortress - Dagushan and Xiaogushan. In this battle, the Japanese army fought 12 battalions against 3 battalions of the Russian army. The two sides fought fiercely for four days over these two tactical points. In the end, the high ground fell into the hands of the Japanese army.

On August 10, the Russian fleet, on the orders of Alekseyev, tried to break through the blockade and sail to Vladivostok. However, due to Withoeft's poor preparation and improper command, he encountered the Japanese fleet and was killed on the spot, and the rest of the ships were forced to retreat to their bases; Some of the ships fled to neutral ports and were disarmed.

On August 12, the Russian Vladivostok detachment was destroyed by the Japanese Second Fleet of Hikonojo Uemura in the Battle of Ulsan, and the Pacific Fleet was already dead in name only, except for the battleships blocked in Artshun.

On August 19, the Japanese army launched its first assault on the fortress, day and night assaults, and the two sides fought fiercely until August 24. The Japanese captured some of the forward fortifications, but suffered about 20,000 casualties (1/3 of the total strength), demoralized, and many self-inflicted wounds. The Russian army also suffered 350*0 casualties. At this point, the Japanese army gave up the plan to quickly capture Lushun and changed to a long-term siege. It should be said that the devils at this time still have a bit of brains, compared to those devils in the forties after all, they are more professional, of course, monkeys are monkeys after all, don't expect any changes in their nature.

It's completely unrealistic!